Articles Archive for April 2011
Prevention, Public Awareness and Support »
Check out Fran Harding’s, SAMHSA’s Director of Substance Abuse Prevention, response to questions asked by the public via Facebook, Twitter, and SAMHSA’s blog about alcohol awareness as part of SAMHSA’s Ask SAMHSA series.
For more information on alcohol awareness, please visit SAMHSA’s Prevention Strategic Initiative webpage.
Children, Mental Health, Public Awareness and Support, Trauma and Justice »
Golden Globe Award-winning actress and bestselling children’s book author Jamie Lee Curtis will join the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) as honorary national spokesperson to celebrate the sixth annual National Children’s Mental Health Awareness Day on May 3 in Washington, DC. This year’s national event, “Building Resilience in Young Children Dealing with Trauma,” pays tribute to children who experienced trauma very early in life, but later recovered and are now thriving.
It is estimated that 26 percent of children in the United States will experience or witness …
Office of Behavioral Health Equity »
Written By: Larke Huang, Director Office of Behavioral Health Equity
A big event marked April as Minority Health Month. On April 8th, at the National Press Club, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) launched The HHS Action Plan to Reduce Health Disparities. Called for by HHS Secretary Sebelius, this plan was developed by the leadership of HHS agencies. This plan outlines goals and actions HHS will take to reduce health disparities among racial and ethnic minorities. “For the first time, the United States has a coordinated …
Mental Health, Public Awareness and Support, Trauma and Justice »
Guest Post By: National Institute of Mental Health, Office of Science Policy, Planning and Communication
On May 3, 2011 the National Institute of Mental Health will join with SAMHSA to celebrate National Children’s Mental Health Awareness Day. Research has shown that the majority of mental disorders begin in childhood and adolescence – and that if we can diagnose and treat early, it can increase chances for a positive outcome.
There are mental disorders that we associate with childhood, such as attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and autism spectrum disorder (ASD). But 50 percent of …
